The Wallkill High senior and three-time reigning Mid-Hudson Athletic League girls singles champion began by verbally committing to a college for next year.

The reigning two-time Section 9 titlist then went out and accomplished something that hadn’t been done by an area player in nearly 20 years — win a medal in the main draw at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association tennis championships.

“It was a good weekend,” Ostrovetsky understated.

Ostrovetsky placed third in the state Monday by defeating Shoreham-Wading River’s Aimee Manfredo, 6-4, 6-1, in the consolation final at the Tri City Tennis Center in Latham. Ostrovetsky assured herself a medal by reaching the semifinals on Sunday.

The last area player to earn a girls tennis medal was Kingston’s Kelly Weaver, who won the state title as a junior in 1994.

“This feels amazing,” Ostrovetsky said in a phone interview as she awaited Monday’s medals ceremony. “I had never gotten past the second round at states. I had high hopes. I had a feeling I could do well.

“But this exceeds my expectations. I played my best tennis all year this weekend.”

Ostrovetsky, who was seeded fifth in this year’s event and reached the round of 16 in 2012, went 4-1 in the tournament.

She opened with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Section 4 champion Tiffany Hamdan of Johnson City on Saturday before reaching the Day 2 quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Section 6 titlist Brianna Gibbs of Williamsville East. She assured herself a medal (given to the top four finishers) Sunday morning with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over Section 2’s Claire Schmitz of St. Edmonds in the quarterfinals before losing 6-4, 6-3 to top-seeded Christina Sisti of Ursuline in the semifinals.

Sisti went on to win the championship Monday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 win over Ursuline teammate Sabrina Barisano.

“The match really turned on a couple of points,” Ostrovetsky said of her semifinal loss to Sisti. “We battled back-and-forth really well. She’s really good, but I wasn’t intimidated. I felt like I was in the match the whole way.”

With a medal already assured heading into Monday’s third-place battle, Ostrovetsky used the final match of her scholastic career to make a statement.

“The biggest thing with this year as opposed to the last two years at states was that this time I really felt like I belonged,” said Ostrovetsky, who punctuated her victory over Manfredo with an ace. “I was ready to win. It was more than just being happy to be here. I played (Manfredo) last year and beat her in the first round.

“I knew what to expect from her and played well. It was a great match for me.”

Before beginning her final state tournament, Ostrovetsky took care of some big business, verbally committing to Binghamton University to continue her education. She said she will get about a 50 percent scholarship to attend the Division I school. Cost to attend is approximately $23,000 annually.

Ithaca, St. Lawrence, Boston University and Juniata were among the colleges Ostrovetsky considered.

She said she will officially sign her National Letter of Intent sometime next week.

“Deciding on Binghamton took so much pressure off me this weekend,” she said. “It really put me in a good mindset going into states.

“I really loved the campus. I met the tennis team a week ago. Everything was a perfect fit .”